You will find that I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me.

What's life without a little risk?

It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.

We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.

The world is full of wonderful things you haven't seen yet. Don't ever give up on the chance of seeing them.

There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.

Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart!

Twilight fell: The sky turned to a light, dusky purple littered with tiny silver stars.

I think about my mother singing after lunch on a Summer afternoon, twirling in blue dress across the floor of her dressing room

Nature is always inviting you to see her beauty and power. She is attracting you with her dance, song, and love.

My wife has a beastly habit of comparing poetry -- all literature in fact -- to the droppings of the goats among the rocks -- mere excreta that fertilises the ground it falls on.

The publisher is a middleman, he calls the tune to which the whole rest of the trade dances; and he does so because he pays the piper.

Common observation and a plain understanding is the source of all art.

I've known Johnny Depp since I was 19.

Indifference is an excellent substitute for patience.

I like the idea of isolation, I like the idea of solitude. You can be connected and have a phone and still be lonely.

First of all, I can't forget my first responsibility - which is to be the Leader of the Opposition and that's to provide an alternative government.

Lots of times, our main problem isn't our problem. Our biggest problem is our perspective on our problem.